A chronological list of CMC’s media coverage, including links to each available article or feature.
7 Linn, Johnson agencies win grants to help with homelessness programs – November 7, 2022
Catherine McAuley Center forms new partnership to help furnish refugee housing – September 27, 2022
Refugee simulation event instills empathy during Cedar Rapids Welcoming Week – September 20, 2022
Refugee simulation shows difficulties facing those leaving their home country – September 15, 2022
Many Iowa services play vital role for refugees during resettlement – August 31, 2022
16-thousand meals packed to feed kids in Cedar Rapids – July 21, 2022
Cedar Rapids volunteers pack meals to ‘Take Away Hunger’ – July 22, 2022
Summer school for immigrant high schoolers helps with English skills, community – June 23, 2022
Learning the terms: Immigrants study medical language so they can pursue health care careers – June 16, 2022
Six months later, Afghans in Cedar Rapids look to the future – May 29, 2022
How resettlement agencies have fared, six months after Afghans started arriving – May 13, 2022
Catherine McAuley Center guides refugees who want to run child care businesses – April 17, 2022
Why some Afghan refugees have fared better in Sioux City, Cedar Rapids than in Des Moines – April 13, 2022
Cedar Rapids nonprofit assists Afghan refugees in US under protected status – March 23, 2022
Month-long drive collecting barest essentials for women in need – March 18, 2022
After 250 Afghan refugee arrivals in Cedar Rapids, case worker reflects on new neighbors – March 17, 2022
University of Iowa students to educate eastern Iowans on immigration, refugee experiences – March 8, 2022
Catherine McAuley Center looking for more English tutors to help with Afghan refugees – March 1, 2022
Volunteers set up home for Afghan refugees – February 12, 2022
CMC asking for support to help Afghan refugees – February 11, 2022
Ernst sees Afghan resettlement as ‘campaign of compassion’ – January 25, 2022
Catherine McAuley Center works to find homes for Afghan refugees staying in area hotel amid housing challenges in Cedar Rapids – January 20, 2022
Refugee support center finds many Afghan arrivals are in need of literacy help – December 23, 2021
Eastern Iowa has welcomed 75 Afghan refugees so far – more expected to come – November 22, 2021
Refugees in Iowa-A look at Iowa’s refugee resettlement – November 15, 2021
Afghan refugees begin arriving in Cedar Rapids – November 4, 2021
Catherine McAuley Center receives grant from No Kid Hungry to decrease food insecurity in young children – September 1, 2021
Even red states like Iowa are lining up to accept Afghan refugees – August 20, 2021
Cedar Rapids nonprofit ready to accept Afghan refugees amid chaos – August 17, 2021
Iowa exploring accepting more refugees from Afghanistan – August 17, 2021
Derecho storm victims still on road to recovery – August 10, 2021
‘I’m very hopeful’: Cedar Rapids refugees hit hard by derecho find new housing, community – August 4, 2021
To hell and back: Three stories of derecho resilience – August 4, 2021
Sister organizations volunteer to make foot covers for homeless population – July 19, 2021
Volunteers to make foot coverings for homeless population out of hospital’s cast-offs – July 19, 2021
Congolese lawyer fleeing dictatorship finds helping hands in Iowa – July 16, 2021
Catherine McAuley Center hosts vaccine clinic to reach immigrants and refugees – April 27, 2021
“I’m feeling good”: Immigrant and refugee population turn out to get vaccine at clinic – April 27, 2021
Public health officials plan coronavirus vaccines for those facing barriers – April 5, 2021
Feminine hygiene drive to support Women’s History Month – March 16, 2021
In honor of Women’s History Month, Cedar Rapids Commission hosts Feminine Hygiene Drive – March 15, 2021
Experts say refugee numbers in Iowa will gradually increase – March 8, 2021
Partnering with School Districts during COVID-19: Tips for Refugee Service Providers – March 4, 2021
Center helps students still learning English navigate online learning – October 15, 2020
Catherine McAuley Center continues sheltering refugees displaced from the derecho – October 13, 2020
Catherine McAuley Center opens shelter Cedar Terrace Apartments – August 17, 2020
‘A place of welcome’ expands its facility for the corridor – September 24, 2019